Mates Deception のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 91 - チャプター 100

Authors povThe morning light hit through the window as Sirella woke up to the light. She yawned and looked around at the still and silent atmosphere.She raised herself upwards with slow care. She then got up and headed to Kieran’s room to see if he was okay.For a moment she simply looked at him. The bashes he had taken on the last battle were all swathed in bandages but now there was a calmness in his face that made her smile.‘I should chop some wood,’ she thought. ‘We’ll need it for the fire.’She dressed quickly and yanked the axe from beside the door. The forest was wet with morning mist and a loud chorus of birds singing in the sunrise.Sirella walked straight to the forest as she got deeper before stopping to see the piles of wood and she knew she would work with the ones here. She went to the pile of felled logs at the far end of the clearing and, lifting one up by a practised twist of her impressive arms, carried it over to the chopping block before swinging her axe down on

Sirella’s povKieran lay beside me that night after we had just finished with our sex session. The crackling of the fire in the hearth warned me up with his hot body as I smiled.My heart was pounding in a good way. I turned to look at him as I noticed him staring at the ceiling.“Are you… okay?” I asked in a gentle voice as he turned to me.The coldness in his eyes hurt me but this was our first time together. Maybe it was how it was for someone like him.“Let’s just get some sleep,” he said. “I’m tired and I’m still healing.”At first his words hurt. I hoped for… more. Something softer, something that might make my heart speed up again. But he only shut his eyes. Like that was all there was to it.I took a deep breath and said yes, even though he couldn't see me. I turned my back to him as I faced another place, pulling the covers to my shoulder and chin. The sting in my heart receded slowly under exhaustion as I closed my eyes and fell asleep.***I opened my eyes and was standin

Kieran's POVI was laying on the cold ground, my chest still rising and falling fast from the workout. Afternoon sunlight filtered through the leaves above me and cast golden stripes across the forest floor. My muscles ached… but it was that good kind of ache that told you you’re still alive.I liked it. I touched my wounds and ripped off the bandages there. I was whole again. No more wounds.I stretched my arms and flexed my muscles. I was okay. No trouble there.I thought of going back to the hut to meet with sirella but thought of how I was still feeling about her. I was still unsure of my relationship with her.Then I heard something.A noise came from the underbrush, too loud and it didn’t sound like it had come from the forest animals.I froze and held my breath, listening.Another sound came as I swiveled my head to the left. It was the unmistakable crisp crunch of a boot on leaves. Someone was running through the woods. But who?My body froze and I rolled onto my knees still

Kieran's POVWe laid together on top of the bed, looking up at the wooden ceiling. Designs of new light traveled over the uneven slabs, and I thought how odd it was—just to be alive with each other."Do you ever think about what you actually want?" I said.“I don’t get?”“Do you ever think about what we’ll do… after? I mean like… after all this. If we win.” I gestured vaguely upward. “No, you tell me first,” she said, propping herself up on one elbow. “What does a perfect life look to Kieran?”I kept my eyes on the wood of the ceiling and focused on the grain in a particular knot. “Small house,” I said slowly. “Near mountains. No one bothering me. Good weapons.” I shrugged. “Better food.”She laughed. "That's it? No pack? No family?" I shrugged. "Hadn't thought that far."“Let me guess - you’d sit out on the porch and glare at anyone who came near you?”“Damn straight.”She flopped back down, still giggling. "Mine's different." "Yeah?" “I want a big garden,” she said, her eyes tr

Kieran's POVThe forest was filled with the damp odor of rotting leaves. I was breathing heavily; the pain in my knuckles was intense. It had been a long time since I had been involved in a real slugfest.She’s getting to be too damned good at this, I thought, and she struck me again.I watched her circle me, her bare feet kicking up little puffs of dust with every step. Her chest rose and fell with each breath she took. The moonlight caught the beads of sweat on her collarbone, making her skin glow.My mouth went completely dry."Are you even trying?" she repeated in a low voice.The question hit harder than any of her punches. I looked away, pretending to adjust my wrist wraps. “We should spar more.”I reset my stance, and a snap from a twig under my boot was the only sound in the night as I readied myself to attack her.Sirella narrowed her eyes. “That’s not an answer.” My own heartbeat grew so loud in my ears I could barely hear anything else. They thumped like war drums as I tr